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maandag 29 april 2013

Maybe you've heard about it but tomorrow we will have a new King! His name is Willem Alexander and his mother Queen Beatrix was for many years our Queen. So tomorrow will be a day of celebration and saying good-bye.I've made for this event some Royal cards in the traditional colours; Red, white, blue and orange. There will be also some traditional Dutch symbols like the Lion, a real Dutch cow, tulips and ofcourse a crown.They have a beautiful place in the window of the 'Royal' Posthumus shop in Amsterdam.The stamps I've used are a mix of Tim Holtz, Technique Tuesday, Impression Obsession, Chocolate Baroque and Hero arts.........here they come;I've made them already for the event in Zeist and I promised some people to blog them.

dinsdag 23 april 2013

Hello there,Today the last one of the Spiral shell image of designs by Ryn. I've embossed the card with a large embossing folder of Couture creations and added also colour with Derwent Soft Colour. I've masked the Spiral shell and coloured the shells with different shades of grey, brown, white and grayish lavender. Added some pearls and ready..........

zondag 21 april 2013

Hello there,Well I think I can say I've managed to create some real CAS cards. However it's up to you to say if they really are clean and simple. I've kept them again in the same colour combi and used the Versamagic inks which really blend and sponge very well.Here they are........the first one is inspired by a card made by Paula Witthaker, maybe you recognize the lay-out. She creates cards that has just that kind of different style. I've used the Spiral Shell of Ryn and a word from the Chocolate Baroque 'Artistic Expressions'.

zaterdag 20 april 2013

Hello there,Today as promised more designs by Ryn creations made with her lovely stamps. This time the two seahorses,seeweed set and the Spiral Shell.I promised also a CAS card for the ones who like more the clean and simple way.Or for the beginning stamper. I did not quiet manage but there will be more simple and clean cards coming! But I have to take some pics of them, so they will follow!The first card is an unusual colour cheme for me but I had a picture of two seahorses underwater withsome sunbeams on them and I tried to create a similar sphere.Hallo allemaal,Vandaag zoals beloofd meer designs by Ryn creaties gemaakt met haar mooie stempels. Dit keer de twee seahorses,seeweed set en de Spiral Shell.
Ik had wat meer CAS kaarten beloofd voor degenen die meer van eenvoud houden of juist meer geschikt voor beginnende stempelaars. Het is me nog niet helemaal gelukt maar er komt meer en simpeler! Ik moet ze alleen nog op de foto zetten, dus ze komen eraan!
De eerste kaart is een voor mij ongewoon kleurschema maar ik had een foto met twee zeepaardjes onderwater met wat zonnestralen erop schijnend en die sfeer heb ik geprobeerd vast te leggen.

The 2nd one is more CAS however not very much white spaces......... on both cards I've used the Crafters template Cell theory

Today some sea scenery's with the beautiful stamps of designs by Ryn! Finally I had some time to play and finish some creations with some of the sea stamps. I've added also some of the new stamps like 'Raindrops' one of the new gorgeous designs.I was working with the dreamy Mermaid, a woman which I felt connected with when I was working with it. I had the feeling that I had to place her in an air bubble At the moment my life is in a sort of phase that I wish I could be the one to be in an air bubble safe and peaceful........you can see she is happy in her own world.Here she is.......I've stamped her with black Archival and coloured her tail with twinkling H2O's and added some glitters.
Hallo allemaal,
Vandaag wat zee taferelen met de mooie stempels van designs by Ryn! Eindelijk had ik wat tijd om te spelen en wat creaties af te maken met deze stempels. Ik heb ook enkele van de nieuwe stempels gebruikt zoals 'Raindrops', een van de nieuwe prachtige ontwerpen.
Ik heb gewerkt met de dreamy Mermaid, een vrouw met wie ik me verbonden voelde tijdens het werken ermee. Ik hed het gevoel dat ik haar in een luchtbel moest plaatsen. Op het moment is mijn leven in een soort fase waarin ik zou willen dat ik in z'on luchtbel zat, veilig en vredig.......je kunt zien dat ze gelukkig is in haar wereld.
Hier is ze dan.....ik heb haar met zwarte Archival gestempeld en haar staart gekleurd met Twinkling H2O's en wat glitterpoeder.

I've also used the Sea Bubbles set, a lovely swirl bubble pattern. I've added lots of pearls in it as you can see. The background is made with the acrylic bloc technique and Distress inks. On the bottom I've used the 'Seaweed set' which has one stamp with an open structure and one bold seaweed stamp. I've used several WOW glitter emboss.powders. I did also used the Crafters template 'Coral' which matches perfect with these structures.

At the 2nd card I've used the lovely Seahorse set ( a family of 3) which I've embossed with silver and coloured with my Tombo's and decoupaged them. You can also see lots of the Sea Bubbles set which I've partially coloured with Twinkling H2O's and adding white gelly pen. Lots of pearl pen and some glass drops. Also at the bottom the 'Seaweed set' embossed in the different WOW powders.

I've embossed the Seabubbles with 3 different WOW emboss.powders, Bright white/Silver pearl and White pearl. White pearl is more subtile than the Silver pearl which gives more shine. At the bottom again the Seaweed set in different chalk ink colours. The spatters on the background are just plain water.

zaterdag 13 april 2013

Today is my birthday, the 52nd year that I am on this earth.......I am not really celebrating but I've received some lovely cards, some super new stamps from designs by Ryn, Awesome chalks(they really called that way) a superlarge craftsheet and lovely flowers from my son and hubby. And a birthday song in the morning of my 7 year old!Warm congrats from all kind of people..... thank you all!

Here is an impression .....some lovely cards made by Yvon, Marja, Maria, Lia.......

And the new sheets of designs by Ryn, will show them soon when they are used for artwork!So be patient please.....but you can take a look on her website and on the blog of my teamie Shirley!Keep another eye on the blogs of the other girls (you can find them in the side bar at DT members)

dinsdag 9 april 2013

Hi there,The Art Specially event 2013 in Zeist was a great success There was the launch of my two new books. One for the beginner and one for the more advanced stamper.And I've met with lots of lovely people and I really enjoy the warmth and positive feedback of them! Really heartwarming and thank you for that!I've had not seen the books before, not till that Friday when we arrived, so it was so exciting! But I am so happy with the results, the photography and lay-out, thanks Angela and Agitte for that! You are both two wonderful ladies! There will be an translation in May, so please be patient, they will come.....I did get some presents from a sweet friend, Annemiek. She made them herself and I was touched by the gesture. Here they are.......a bag with sweeties and home-made jam! And in the jar there are several layers with ingredients for baking cookies. I will bake them with the help of our 7 year old son Daniel. And ofcourse some great Chocolate Baroque stamped decorations. Thanks Annemiek!

She created a lovely harmonica book using the 'Empty' flower which is great for adding Zen-tangling I've designed one empty flower and one patterned flower, a text corner and a quote on the sheet. I've also used these stamps in my books too.
Ze heeft een mooi harmonica boekje gemaakt met de 'lege'bloem die heel geschikt is voor Zentangle. Ik heb een lege en gedessineerde bloem ontworpen samen met een teksthoek en tekst zin. De stempels zijn ook gebruikt in de boekjes.

Over mij

Hello, my name is Miranda and as long I can remember I've been a creative soul. In fact anything that can make the world a little more beautiful and peaceful. In these hard times we can sure use that...
a teacher told me once: do the things that makes your heart sing and I believe everyone around you will be influenced by that!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi
hallo ik ben Miranda en ben al zolang ik me kan herinneren een creative ziel. Eigenlijk alles wat de wereld maar een beetje mooier kan maken.....en dat is in deze tijd niet verkeerd.
Een leraar zei me ooit: doe datgene waar je hart van gaat zingen......
"wees de verandering die je in de wereld wilt zien" Ghandi